GAP Australasian Dentist Sept Oct 2020

Category 30 Australasian Dentist Patient: 75-year old female. Non-smoker in good general health. Clinical situation: All teeth were extracted 5 years ago. Patient is unhappy with existing dentures, having difficulties chewing. Treatment plan: Fixed bridge in the upper jaw retained by 4 Neoss ProActive Edge implants. Delivery of fixed provisional bridge within 4 days from surgery. F emale patient, a non-smoker in good general health but completely edentulous. All teeth were extracted 5 years ago, currently wears dentures (Figure 1–2). The planned treatment was reha- bilitation of the upper jaw with Neoss4+ concept, a fixed implant supported bridge retained by 4 Neoss ProActive Edge im- plants. The two posterior implants are tilted to maximize the distance between implants and contact with bone and to increase stability, while two straight im- plants support the anterior (Figure 3). A full thickness envelope flap was extended from first molar to first molar position with vertical releasing incisions at the most distal extensions of the flap (Figure 4). Although available bone volume was limited with soft bone quality, the planned treatment allowed implant placement without bone grafting. The crestal bone was reduced by 1 – 2 mm using a piezo device and high speed surgical handpiece with a round bur (Figure 5). Four osteotomy sites were prepared where all drilling was done free hand (Figure 6). Four Neoss ProActive Edge implants were placed (Figure 7 – 8). The posterior tilted implants were 4.0 × 11 mm and 4.5 × 11 mm, and the anterior implants were 3.5 × 11 mm and 4.0 × 11 mm. The Neoss ProActive Edge implant allows the sites to be under-prepared, removing as little bone as possible while expanding the ridge during insertion, which was very helpful in this narrow ridge situation. Neoss4+ concept with ProActive Edge implants for full-arch rehabilitation of an edentulous maxilla clinical By Dr. John A. Hodges, USA Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 5 Figure 7 Figure 9 Figure 2 Figure 4 Figure 6 Figure 8 Figure 10